Gbajabiamila charges young Nigerians on choosing elective politicians
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila on Friday tasked young Nigerians with choosing the various political office holders in the upcoming general elections of 2023.
Hon. Gbajabiamila, who spoke in Abuja at the Youth Summit organized by the Gbaja Professional Volunteers Network to mark World Youth Day 2022, however observed that political conversations about elections have been dominated by voices strengths of division and derision.
While noting that the theme of International Youth Day is: "Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages".
He said: "In just six months, the people of Nigeria will go to the polls to elect a new slate of political leaders across the country. Governors, federal and state legislators and a new president and vice -president shall be elected to preside over the affairs of our nation at this time of great opportunity and potential danger.
"What happens in this election and what kind of nation we have as a result will depend greatly on the choices young people make ahead of this election and in the voting booth.
"It is unfortunate that political conversations about the upcoming election are dominated by the loud voices of division and derision for whom politics is a contact sport designed to inflict the greatest harm on individuals and the body politic .
“These voices have elevated fake news above facts and the politics of grievance and victimization above the studied examination of the political questions and answers that will determine the fate of the young people who make up the majority of our population. You must resist this.
"It is time for the voices of reason and compromise, whose manifest desire is to be part of the solution, to seize the debate and make their voices heard."
Hon Gbajabiamila revealed that a practical policy proposal to be developed at the end of the Summit from the digital data bank set up by the volunteers will be presented to the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to guide his campaign.
The President, who said he had many interactions with Nigerian youths, said: "I have seen what young people can achieve and have often been amazed at the innovation, resilience and the brilliance of the youth of our country in different spheres of life.
“From these experiences, I have long concluded that the young people of our country hold in their hands the promise of a future far better than anything that has come before. to make that future possible."
In his remarks, the National Coordinator of the Gbaja Professional Volunteers Network, Lukman Lawal, observed that everyone must be on deck to actualize the quantum of positive impact we all want in our country.< /p>
"We are about to identify with the cause of good governance as evidenced by the person of Rt. Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives, whose mantra of ascension and daily conduct rest "Nation Building, A Joint Task".
"Over the past three years, in addition to providing our professional services to the President as assistants and, by extension, to the country in carrying out the legislative agenda of the 9th Assembly, we have successfully carried out interventions education, health, capacity building and well-being, impacting approximately 100,000 students, children, youth, women and households, across the country.”
Lawal said available figures from the World Bank suggest that Nigeria's sustainable development is at risk unless decisive action is taken to invest in the Nigerian people, especially the youth population.
He said: “According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria has a youthful labor force of 29.9 million people. youth work which represents more than twice the total population of Belgium. Of this number, 42.5% (12.7 million) are unemployed and actively looking for a job.
“The implications of an underdeveloped youth population are widespread, evident in growing insecurity, internet fraud and overall social stagnation in the country.
“The need for a deliberate, coordinated and multifaceted approach to solving youth unemployment, underemployment and negative orientation cannot be overstated and indeed cannot come at a better time than now.”
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila on Friday tasked young Nigerians with choosing the various political office holders in the upcoming general elections of 2023.
Hon. Gbajabiamila, who spoke in Abuja at the Youth Summit organized by the Gbaja Professional Volunteers Network to mark World Youth Day 2022, however observed that political conversations about elections have been dominated by voices strengths of division and derision.
While noting that the theme of International Youth Day is: "Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages".
He said: "In just six months, the people of Nigeria will go to the polls to elect a new slate of political leaders across the country. Governors, federal and state legislators and a new president and vice -president shall be elected to preside over the affairs of our nation at this time of great opportunity and potential danger.
"What happens in this election and what kind of nation we have as a result will depend greatly on the choices young people make ahead of this election and in the voting booth.
"It is unfortunate that political conversations about the upcoming election are dominated by the loud voices of division and derision for whom politics is a contact sport designed to inflict the greatest harm on individuals and the body politic .
“These voices have elevated fake news above facts and the politics of grievance and victimization above the studied examination of the political questions and answers that will determine the fate of the young people who make up the majority of our population. You must resist this.
"It is time for the voices of reason and compromise, whose manifest desire is to be part of the solution, to seize the debate and make their voices heard."
Hon Gbajabiamila revealed that a practical policy proposal to be developed at the end of the Summit from the digital data bank set up by the volunteers will be presented to the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to guide his campaign.
The President, who said he had many interactions with Nigerian youths, said: "I have seen what young people can achieve and have often been amazed at the innovation, resilience and the brilliance of the youth of our country in different spheres of life.
“From these experiences, I have long concluded that the young people of our country hold in their hands the promise of a future far better than anything that has come before. to make that future possible."
In his remarks, the National Coordinator of the Gbaja Professional Volunteers Network, Lukman Lawal, observed that everyone must be on deck to actualize the quantum of positive impact we all want in our country.< /p>
"We are about to identify with the cause of good governance as evidenced by the person of Rt. Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives, whose mantra of ascension and daily conduct rest "Nation Building, A Joint Task".
"Over the past three years, in addition to providing our professional services to the President as assistants and, by extension, to the country in carrying out the legislative agenda of the 9th Assembly, we have successfully carried out interventions education, health, capacity building and well-being, impacting approximately 100,000 students, children, youth, women and households, across the country.”
Lawal said available figures from the World Bank suggest that Nigeria's sustainable development is at risk unless decisive action is taken to invest in the Nigerian people, especially the youth population.
He said: “According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria has a youthful labor force of 29.9 million people. youth work which represents more than twice the total population of Belgium. Of this number, 42.5% (12.7 million) are unemployed and actively looking for a job.
“The implications of an underdeveloped youth population are widespread, evident in growing insecurity, internet fraud and overall social stagnation in the country.
“The need for a deliberate, coordinated and multifaceted approach to solving youth unemployment, underemployment and negative orientation cannot be overstated and indeed cannot come at a better time than now.”
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